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challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
like this afternoon forever is a compelling, memorable novel and character study of its 2 protagonists and their relationship thru adolescence and priesthood, set against the backdrop of the colombian civil war and its dark underbelly. lucas and ignacio couldnt be more different yet they find joy and solace in one another, though their relationship is not w/o its challenges, esp those brought abt by the latter.
i find the seminarian education and priesthood undertaken by the main characters to be informational, revelatory and even surprising by the open-secret nature of gay priests, inner politics and business side of things. lucas and ignacio's respective rumination on faith, religion, community and their own purposes are also thought-provoking, as well as helpful to fleshing out the characters into multidimentional ones w/ depth.
manrique demonstrates masterful storytelling thru this book, and tho the end result might be a lil uneven at points, it's nonetheless a melancholic yet moving one that will stay w/ me for a long time to come.
i find the seminarian education and priesthood undertaken by the main characters to be informational, revelatory and even surprising by the open-secret nature of gay priests, inner politics and business side of things. lucas and ignacio's respective rumination on faith, religion, community and their own purposes are also thought-provoking, as well as helpful to fleshing out the characters into multidimentional ones w/ depth.
manrique demonstrates masterful storytelling thru this book, and tho the end result might be a lil uneven at points, it's nonetheless a melancholic yet moving one that will stay w/ me for a long time to come.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and War
Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Sexual content, Violence, Murder, and Abandonment
Minor: Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Grief, and Death of parent